Advantages: Easy to read from start to finish Disadvantages: none
...I've always been a Michael Palin fan. I'd watched Around the world in 80 days, Pole to pole, and Sahara. This book accompanies the more recent series, New Europe. The thinking behind New Europe was that of all the continents Michael Palin had visited, Eu ...
Advantages: Excellent read, easy to get into Disadvantages: Too short
Absolutely love the way Michael Palin writes his books. Not only is his as honest as possible about the situations that he finds himself in, but also his comedy back ground creeps in on many occassions. Michael Palin starts this journey in Slovenia and ma ...
Advantages: Mentions places of interest which you might otherwise miss, cheap too. Disadvantages: Written in 2003/2004 so some prices / information might be slightly outdated
In June 2007 my husband and I took a fly drive holiday to California. Being the kind of person who’s almost anal in their preparation for any holiday, I started scouting around for books to take with us months beforehand.
This was one that I bought, I ...
Advantages: Well-written, affectionately funny look at a strange country Disadvantages: None that I can think of...
So, a book about Belgium – not the most interesting or vibrant of subjects, you might think. Well, that’s where you’re wrong, and I’m glad to say that Harry Pearson agrees with me. I’m not just saying that because of my famil ...
Advantages: Very funny, but covers serious issues along the way. Disadvantages: May put you off Belgium a bit
...I was given this book for Christmas by my Aunt, who had seen it in a local book shop when looking around, and had noticed it from the subtitle "Some Time Among The Belgians" and thought it would appeal to me. Harry Pearson was hitherto known to me for his ...
